Under The Covers {joshler}

senior year - part one

a/n: mentions of v*miting and drinking (and drinks being spiked) -- everything in this chapter has happened to me or one of my friends, so while this is incredibly drama filled and all happening at once, the actual situations are realistic because as i said they happened to me/infront of me. 

-x-

The summer before senior year was filled with trips to the lake, forest campouts and stuffy concerts in bars they were too young to get drinks in, but Josh didn't care, he was having the best summer he'd had in a long time. He had a huge group of friends and a million funny memories by the end of the break that he didn't even care how cliché it was.

He should've known life was going too well, that people were too happy for things to ever stay this way.

The party had started off as usual, the usual huge group of kids piling into Nick's house to celebrate the nearing end of summer break.

"Josh pour some drinks I want to toast the end of summer." Ashley drunkenly shouted over the music and Josh rolled his eyes playfully before grabbing a vodka bottle off the kitchen counter behind him and pouring it into enough cups for everyone. People filled their own glasses with mixers as they wanted before Brendon raised his glass in the air, waiting for everyone else to copy. Colin and Michael opted to open a beer instead and Josh quickly grabbed a can of red bull off the side, staying sober to be designated driver.

"To the end of the best summer ever!" Ashley shouted and everyone cheered before downing their drinks, some of them immediately pouring more for themselves before they dispersed, couples breaking off and such to mingle.

"This tastes like shit." Tyler said with a grimace as he drank more of his drink. Josh laughed and rolled his eyes, resting his forehead against Tyler's.

"Stop drinking it then." He teased and Tyler fixed him with a look before closing the gap and kissing Josh sloppily. Josh stumbled back until his back was pressed into the kitchen counter as Tyler pressed against him, deepening the kiss.

Josh sighed contently against his mouth, pushing back a little because he knew it only spurred Tyler on. Eventually they pulled apart and Josh wrapped his arms around Tyler's shoulders, moving in to hug him tightly before pulling away after a minute.

Tyler took another sip of the drink and winced as he finished it off. "Disgusting."

Josh laughed, putting his head on Tyler's shoulder with a shake.

Tyler poured himself a third drink with the nasty alcohol which made Josh give him an exasperated look. Tyler shrugged before guiding him into the lounge, sitting on the couch and pulling Josh onto his lap.

They sat talking to some people they knew who were also stood by the couch. After a while Tyler began leaning against Josh's back lazily and Josh turned to look at him, worried.

"This is so gross." Tyler said looking at his red cup. "Here, try it." He slurred out and Josh just managed to move his head back before the cup hit him. He did however smell the drink and it didn't smell right. He grabbed Tyler's flailing hand, sniffing the drink again and frowning.

"Ty, what does it taste like?" He asked, tone serious but Tyler was blinking slowly, evidently incredibly drunk. He gave Josh a weird look and Josh turned to face him properly, getting off his lap and crouching in front of him. "Ty, look at me, is it salty? Does it taste salty?" Josh asked taking the cup off Tyler and holding his shoulders tightly to get his attention.

"Yes." Tyler finally muttered out, his head lolling the tiniest bit.

"Tyler it's not meant to taste salty, that means it's been spiked. How are you feeling?" Tyler blinked at him.